A new report spells out exactly how much Oregon’s kelp forests have dwindled over the past decade or so — and the picture is bleak. According to a status report released by the Oregon Kelp Alliance in ...

With the Porsanger Fjord as his office backdrop, the marine scientist Hans Kristian Strand conducts small experiments with ...

In Northern California, purple sea urchins are decimating kelp forests. Though the species of urchin causing problems may vary by region, the damage is the same. NNehring/iStock This article is from ...

In Nature Ecology & Evolution, a group of researchers reveal the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). This discovery comes more than a decade after the start of the marine epidemic that has ...

Lacking natural predators and able to survive long after food sources are diminished, purple sea urchins are devastating kelp forests, an important carbon sink. The founders of a Newport startup have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visitors and divers at the kelp forest habitat at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The decline of ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The weathered UC Davis Marine Laboratory looms in thick fog on the edge of the ocean near Bodega Bay. Inside, an experiment is playing out that gives a badly needed boost to ...

Historical analysis shows that the marine mammals likely kept some of California’s kelp forests growing over the past 100 years. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 23, 2024 12:00 PM EST Get the Popular ...

A recent Guest Commentary asserts that the increasing numbers of sea lions and harbor seals (pinnipeds) around La Jolla have upset the delicate balance of the once-thriving La Jolla kelp bed ecosystem ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The decline of California’s kelp forests since the marine heat wave of 2013-17 has seen only minor recovery ...